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‘This is political persecution’: Israel cracks down on internal critics of its Gaza war
Palestinians, as well as some left-wing Jews, are being suspended from studies, fired from jobs, or arrested at night — all because of social media posts.
A real friend of Israel would be making it face up to some uncomfortable truths
President Biden’s visit stopped short of addressing the root causes of this endless cycle of violence – that should be his aim
State Department Official Resigns Over Arms Transfers to Israel
Josh Paul spent more than 11 years as the director of congressional and public affairs at the bureau that oversees arms transfers to foreign nations.
The Israeli army told us to flee south to avoid their airstrikes. Then they bombed us there, too.
Nowhere is safe in Gaza as Israel commits massacres in the areas it designated as “safe zones” for civilians. People fear that Joe Biden’s visit will give Israel the green light to wipe Gaza off the map.
I Have Lost Nine Family Members in Gaza: Stop the Death March Now
Israeli warplanes targeted a residential building in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp where dozens of my family members live, killing nine of them.
With No Water or Electricity From Israel, Gazans Risk Dehydration and Disease
Even in ‘ordinary times,’ 90% of Gaza’s tap water is undrinkable, and things get worse during war
Attiya Fathi Al-Nabaheen Killed in Targeted Israeli Airstrike in Gaza After Long Legal Battle In Israeli Courts
Al Mezan and Adalah mourn the unlawful killing of 24-year-old Attiya Fathi Al-Nabaheen, along with members of his family, in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, 8 October 2023. The human rights organizations pursued a lengthy legal battle on his behalf, against the State of Israel, seeking civil remedies before Israeli courts for a shooting by the Israeli military in 2014, that left him paralyzed from the neck down and permanently confined to a wheelchair.
One Palestinian child in Gaza killed every 15 minutes by Israeli forces
A Palestinian boy stands on the edge of a large crater following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern of Gaza Strip, on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Said Khatib / AFP)
MESA Board Statement on Palestine and Israel
The Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association of North America is acutely concerned with and heartbroken by the loss of Israeli and Palestinian lives over the last week. There can be no justification for the targeting of civilians. Many of our members have been directly affected and we join them in grieving. We also join all those who are committed to a political solution that offers safety, dignity, and equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis.